How many calories are in a Cayman Jack margarita?
USDA has no record for Cayman Jack itself, so the honest number is the generic one: a standard margarita of 225 g carries 275 calories, and the drink runs 122 calories per 100 g. Pour a 12 fl oz bottle into a glass and you are at 439.
You'd need to walk about 55 minutes to burn the 275 calories in one drink (225 g).
How long does it take to burn off 275 kcal of Cayman Jack margarita?
One drink (225 g) is 275 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 275 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 55 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 34 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 39 min |
| Jogging | 32 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 1 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (225 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Cayman Jack margarita quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to a 12 oz bottle
- Frozen and virgin versions of the same drink
- Why the salted rim outweighs the tequila
- How does a margarita compare?
- Most popular margarita brands
- Margarita FAQs
Cayman Jack margarita quick facts
There is no Cayman Jack row in USDA FoodData Central. The brand is absent from the Branded database entirely, so anyone quoting a USDA figure for that specific bottle is quoting something else. The closest legitimate match is the FNDDS entry 2710638, "Margarita", which describes the mixed drink as Americans actually consume it: tequila, orange liqueur, lime, sweetener, salted rim.
That is the record used everywhere on this page. It fits the format on the shelf, too, since a ready-to-drink bottled margarita is built to roughly the same sugar-to-spirit ratio as one poured at a bar. Where a manufacturer's own label differs from these numbers, the label wins for that bottle.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 drink (225 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 122 | 275 | — |
| Total fat | 0.08 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.01 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Carbohydrate | 16.06 g | 36.1 g | 13% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0.0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 16.06 g | 36.1 g | — |
| Protein | 0.08 g | 0.2 g | 0% |
| Sodium | 204 mg | 459 mg | 20% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would expect are missing. USDA does not publish added sugars or trans fat for mixed drinks in FNDDS, so neither can be shown here, and the 36.1 g of total sugars cannot be measured against the 50 g Daily Value for added sugars even though most of that sugar arrives as liqueur and syrup. Cholesterol is 0 mg. Potassium is 50 mg per drink, about 1% of the Daily Value, which is what you would expect from a squeeze of lime.
US servings from one ounce to a 12 oz bottle
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 fl oz | 30 g | 37 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 34 kcal |
| One drink, USDA household measure | 225 g | 275 kcal |
| 8 fl oz glass | 240 g | 293 kcal |
| 12 fl oz bottle | 360 g | 439 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 122 kcal |
Only the ounce lines, the 225 g drink and the per-100-g line come straight from USDA. The 8 fl oz glass and the 12 fl oz bottle are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure at 30 g per fluid ounce, not USDA servings, because the agency does not publish a bottled format for this record.
That bottle line is the one worth staring at. A single 12 fl oz bottle is 60% more than one bar-sized drink, and it carries roughly 57.8 g of sugar and 734 mg of sodium on the same scaling. Nothing about the recipe changed; the container did. Two of them on a patio afternoon is 878 calories, which is a full restaurant entree drunk through a straw.
The one-ounce line exists for a different reason. If you are pouring rather than counting bottles, 37 calories per fluid ounce is the number to carry in your head, and a heavy-handed 10 oz pour lands close to 366 on the same scaling.
Frozen and virgin versions of the same drink
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic margarita | 122 kcal | 1 drink (225 g) | 275 kcal |
| Frozen margarita | 122 kcal | 1 drink (225 g) | 275 kcal |
| Virgin margarita mix, nonalcoholic | 87 kcal | 225 g | 196 kcal |
| Lite margarita mixer | 4 kcal | 4 fl oz (120 g) | 5 kcal |
| Zero-calorie mixer | 0 kcal | 4 fl oz (120 g) | 0 kcal |
| Tequila Sunrise | 111 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 33 kcal |
| Long Island iced tea | 107 kcal | 1 fl oz (30 g) | 32 kcal |
Frozen is the surprise. USDA gives the blended version exactly the same 122 calories per 100 g as the shaken one, because blended ice counts as water and water has no calories. The frozen drink is not lighter; it is simply bigger, since a blender fills a 16 oz goblet rather than a coupe. Weight for weight, they are the same drink.
The nonalcoholic mix looks like the diet choice and partly is. It drops to 87 calories per 100 g, so a 225 g glass is 196 rather than 275. But the sugar goes up, not down: 21.4 g per 100 g against 16.06 g in the finished cocktail, because pulling the tequila out leaves syrup as the only thing left to carry flavor.
Retail mixers are where the range really opens. Among the USDA Branded margarita mixers, Bacardi Mixers Margarita is the densest at 150 calories per 100 g, Cocktail Crate the lightest at 83, with Master of Mixes at 108 and Daily's at 92 in between. A lite mixer at 4 calories per 100 g and a zero-calorie mixer at 0 make the mixer irrelevant to the count, at which point the whole drink is whatever the tequila brings.
Why the salted rim outweighs the tequila
Sodium is the row people never check on a cocktail, and it is the one that moves. One margarita is 459 mg, 20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value the FDA sets on the Nutrition Facts label. That is about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt sitting on the rim of a glass.
Compare it with a whiskey sour, which USDA lists at a near-identical 123 calories per 100 g but only 51 mg of sodium, a quarter of the margarita's 204 mg per 100 g. Same alcohol, same syrup, same energy. The difference is the rim. Ask for it unsalted and roughly three quarters of that sodium never reaches the glass, at no cost to the calorie count.
Carbohydrate is the other flag: 36.1 g per drink, 13% of the Daily Value, with zero fiber, so every gram is sugar. If you are watching sugar rather than alcohol, the rim comes off and the pour gets smaller before anything else changes. On the alcohol itself, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and CDC both define moderate drinking as up to two drinks a day for men and one for women, and a standard drink is defined by its alcohol content, not by the size of the glass in front of you.
How does a margarita compare?
| Cocktail | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margarita | 122 kcal | 1 drink, 225 g | 275 kcal |
| Tom Collins | 123 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 37 kcal |
| Daiquiri | 119 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 36 kcal |
| Frozen daiquiri | 127 kcal | 1 fl oz, 30 g | 38 kcal |
Our take: sour cocktails are all the same drink wearing different hats, and the margarita sits mid-pack. Of the three neighbors above, only the daiquiri is lighter per 100 g, and the gap is three calories. Matched glass for glass at 225 g by our own arithmetic from those 100 g figures, a Tom Collins would be 277 and a daiquiri 268 against the margarita's 275, which is not a difference worth ordering around. Pick on sodium and pour size instead: the margarita is the only one of the four with a salted rim, and it is the one most often served in a 12 oz bottle rather than a 4 oz coupe. That is where the calories are hiding.
Most popular margarita brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Master of Mixes Handcrafted Margarita Cocktail Mixer | 108 cal |
| Daily's Margarita | 92 cal |
| Bacardi Mixers Margarita | 150 cal |
| Cocktail Crate Margarita | 83 cal |
| Powell & Mahoney Classic Margarita | 102 cal |
| Barsmith Margarita Triple Citrus | 102 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Margarita FAQs
How many calories are in a Cayman Jack margarita?
USDA does not publish a record for Cayman Jack, so the closest honest figure is the FNDDS entry for a margarita: 275 calories in a 225 g drink, or 122 per 100 g. A 12 fl oz bottled serving works out to 439 calories by our own arithmetic from that 100 g figure.
How many calories in a bottled margarita?
A 12 fl oz bottle is about 439 calories, scaled from the USDA figure of 122 per 100 g. Most ready-to-drink bottles sit in that range because they are built to the same sugar-and-tequila ratio as a bar pour. Two bottles clear 878 calories, more than a restaurant entree.
How many calories in a 12 oz margarita?
439 calories, using 30 g per fluid ounce and the USDA value of 122 calories per 100 g. That is our own arithmetic rather than a USDA serving. The same 12 ounces also carries roughly 57.8 g of sugar and 734 mg of sodium if the glass has a salted rim.
Is a frozen margarita higher in calories than a regular one?
No — USDA lists the frozen margarita at the same 122 calories per 100 g as the shaken version, because blended ice counts as water. What changes is the vessel, since frozen drinks arrive in bigger glasses. The pour, not the recipe, is what adds the calories here.
How much sugar is in a margarita?
36.1 g of sugar in a 225 g margarita, from 16.06 g per 100 g, and it is counted as total sugars. USDA does not publish added sugars for mixed drinks, so this figure cannot be lined up against the 50 g Daily Value for added sugars. Most of it is liqueur and syrup.
How much sodium is in a margarita with a salted rim?
459 mg in one 225 g margarita, 20% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, or about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. A whiskey sour at a near-identical 123 calories per 100 g has only 51 mg per 100 g against the margarita's 204 mg, so the rim accounts for roughly three quarters of it.
How many carbs are in a margarita?
36.1 g of carbohydrate in a 225 g drink, 13% of the Daily Value, and every gram of it is sugar. The USDA record shows 16.06 g of carbohydrate and 16.06 g of total sugars per 100 g, with zero fiber. A 12 fl oz bottle takes that to about 57.8 g.
What is the lowest calorie margarita?
Zero-calorie mixers exist: one lists 0 calories per 4 fl oz pour, and a lite mixer is 4 calories per 100 g, or 5 per pour. The tequila still counts on top of that. Among ready-made options, the nonalcoholic mix is 87 calories per 100 g, so 196 in a 225 g glass.
Similar foods
- Prosecco — 135 cal per glass
- Cosmopolitan — 224 cal per cocktail
- Cider — 202 cal per can or bottle (12 fl oz)
- Beer — 155 cal for 12 fl oz can
- Martini — 241 cal per drink
- Shot Of Tequila — 97 cal per shot (1.5 fl oz)
Count it without the math
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